How to REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNT on a Porsche Boxster 986 | DIY (Project 10)

[@samuelseager6785]

6:45 "If you have seen some other videos, which there is no need to". 😂🤣 You are correct, my man.

[@HelpMeDIY]

😂 💪💪

[@davidbrown9614]

My first cameo in a KZbin video! I was actually thinking about making a KZbin video on how to use a hydraulic press but I didn’t have any Porsche Boxster 968 motor mounts laying around! 🤣😂😆

[@HelpMeDIY]

+David Brown the savior is here! Thanks again! 🙏

[@JayZilla306]

Dave saves the day. Remember to order the whole assembly, or have 1 dave on site.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+James Zilla 😂 exactly!

[@sjjknakkergaard]

Tak!

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🙏🙏🙏🍻

[@bobfognozzle]

In lieu of a press you can use a pipe and threaded rod. The rod extends through the bushing then an appropriate sized washer or group of washers are places to form a bearing surface against the bushing..the opposite side extends through the pipe which is large enough to press on the housing and allow the bushing to slip through....then put a bar with a hole for the threaded rod to pass through at the far end of the pipe. Extraction of the bushing is a matter of tightening nuts on each end of the threaded rod. In this case two threaded rods will allow balanceof theforce applied.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Bob Fognozzle I was actually planning on doing something like that, but I wasn’t expecting the bushing to be that big! Don’t have a pipe nearly that wide

[@garyl5128]

Not only was that one of the most well lit undersides of a car I have ever seen, that is probably also the cleanest underside of a car I have ever seen! Great video, thanks.

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+Gary L thanks! I had my under hood light (one of my tools of the week) laying on the ground. Works wonders!

[@marhel5291]

Hey Aaron, just did the engine mount on my 98 Boxster exactly as described in your video. Therefore: thank you thank you thank you! Love your videos, they are of great help to me!

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+Mar Hel that’s great! Consider becoming a member by clicking “JOIN” to give back and help the channel and community 😉🍻

[@deep6thisdeep6this92]

it's clear why some prefer to remove the hoses completely at the very beginning. they appear to be in the way of everything!.

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+deep6this deep6this 👍

[@Jonathan-qz9kd]

Yeah and then you need to bleed the whole system it’s a pain I will do it the same way this guy has and save the bleeding and coolant hassle

[@eonvaulter]

Subscribed! Bought my first Boxster 986 just over a month ago and decided to tackle the motor mount as my first project. I've never worked on a car before and would never have had the confidence to tackle this without your video. I probably earned a few more grey hairs from the project but it was successful in the end. I'm doing the trans-axle oil tomorrow and using your video of that project as my guide. Thank you so much for your detailed and calm instructions...your videos are now my go-to resource for all things Boxster DIY!

[@HelpMeDIY]

+eonvaulter excellent!! Thanks for taking the time to comment. It’s things like this that motivate me to do more 😁

[@eonvaulter]

@@HelpMeDIY If you wanna post one showing how to replace the vario cam actuator, I wouldn't ojbect...one of mine is leaking oil. :)

[@Dadokhan]

Thanks!

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+@Dadokhan you’re welcome. Thank you!

[@AlainGlico]

Nice video as always. Thanks. 😊

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+@AlainGlico thank you! 🍻

[@miamirice6840]

I love that you are doing this on Jack-stands essentially. It’s what I have to do. I know you will soon be a true lift elitist.

[@HelpMeDIY]

Yes, it will be hard to go back now after the lift 😆

[@richardlopez8728]

Nice clear view and video & explanation at all locations

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+Richard Lopez 🙏

[@sgarcia37]

I can't thank you enough for doing these videos. Thank you

[@HelpMeDIY]

+sgarcia37 glad I could help 😁.

[@paulbechel5320]

Once again, great video! The next day or two has me replacing the fuel filter and the engine mount during the same trip under the car. This will be super helpful! Well done.

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+Paul Bechel thanks man! 🍻

[@hawkinsjd11]

Those rubber pieces are torque control inserts. I am not sure what they do. Thanks for more Boxster content!

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+Jess H well at least they have been named now 😆

[@RockyTopAviator]

Thanks for this Aaron, got it completed today!

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+Jacob L. Well done! 🍻

[@johnmorgan7262]

If you need leverage on an open end wrench, try double wrenching

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+John Morgan yes!

[@minermarcus]

I don't just like your videos I love them. I also have a guards red Boxster (03), a BMW S1000RR and a 14 BMW 328d. We have similar garages. Watch out for those roller things, they are creepy.

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+minermarcus haha thanks! Have you considered becoming a channel member? 😉🍻

[@yueibm]

Subscribed! Thanks for the great instructions! I did this a number of years ago and remembered it being much more painful (had to weld nuts to rounded off bolts) so it’s great to see the angles you used with your tools.

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+Yue Fan thanks! 🍻

[@elielperez1557]

Those two rubber pieces you left out are to limit the rotation of the mount on the support when torque is high; leaving them out will allow the engine to rotate further and will make it more likely for the rubber joint to break. Not a big problem if you drive like grandma, but if you push on it you would prefer to cut a bit of them so that they fit and install them.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Eliel Perez ahh good to know! None of the research I did on the motor mounts showed a car that had them at all.

[@elielperez1557]

@@HelpMeDIY Mine had all of them, as you noted in your video, the new mount would need those pieces to have a different shape so I cut mine a bit to fit and installed them. Thank you for your video, it is the most detailed out there so far. I had to start by removing two covers before getting to where you started.

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@@elielperez1557 Glad it helped! And yes, I may have mentioned in the video that my plastic panels under the car are pretty busted up so I decided it would generally save me time down there to just leave them off :P

[@BikerBloke600]

Another great detailed video. Need to do this job myself at some point as I have just over 90k miles on my Caymen. Good to know that I can just replace the bushing and not the whole mount. Must say your Boxter looks immaculate underneath. Mick 👍🍻

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+Michael Kane sounds like it’s time! And thanks for the kind words.

[@davidpreston775]

Thanks. Superb video! While changing the motor mount, this seems like the perfect time to change out the water pump. You're right there once that motor mount comes out. Agree?

[@HelpMeDIY]

+David Preston thank you! As far as combining stuff, it’s usually easy to combine a ton of stuff on this car so it’s not wrong to combine as much as you want or to spread it all out and go as time and money permit :)

[@FlyinFreek]

Do you recall the diameter of the bushing? Trying to have a die handy to press it

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@FlyinFreek I don’t, sorry

[@davidbrown3184]

Have you done your transmission mounts yet? I did the motor and transmission mounts over one weekend after watching AR Perez's videos. I used PRG urethane mounts and hadn't seen your videos yet. My job would have been easier if I'd pulled the engine mount studs out. I pulled off the two coolant hoses to make the removal a little easier. Getting the motor mount replaced got rid of a THUNK I was feeling during WOT gear changes. It also took care of some road noise and vibration that I couldn't identify.

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+David Brown yes I have! Of course I have a video on it too. 😉 And thanks for the shirt order, it’s already in the mail! 🍻

[@davidbrown3184]

@@HelpMeDIY sweet! Can't wait to throw it on before I start my next Boxster project.

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@@davidbrown3184 😎

[@andrewritchie1699]

Excellent video. Thank you.

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+@andrewritchie1699 you’re welcome! 🍻

[@duotonguitars]

aren't there two more standalone mounts of a different design on the other side?

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@duotonguitars those are the transmission mounts you are talking about

[@rosscorindia9527]

Thanks for the video, I’m going to do mine, you mentioned possible vibration, have you ever experienced vibration around 3000-3200 rpm,s?

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Ross Corindia you’re welcome. No I have never noticed that.

[@Boxsta_57]

Do you remember how many miles were on your boxster when you did this job?I have 62k and I’m experiencing a little clunk out of first

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Boxsta_57 it would have been somewhere around 70k

[@allynmcfarlin2074]

Love your videos. Mine is a 1999 986 Base. I understand replacing the motor mount if it is broken. I do not understand replacing it as a maintenance item. If it ain't broke, don't fix it - am I wrong ?? Thoughts ??

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@allynmcfarlin2074 thanks! Motor mounts are a wear item… the bushings deteriorate over time and the oil filled ones eventually leak. This allows your motor to shift slightly under acceleration or deceleration. Makes your shifts feel sloppy too. So it probably (hopefully) won’t “break”, but they should indeed replaced as a maintenance item.

[@allynmcfarlin2074]

@@HelpMeDIY perfect - thanks

[@recon20671]

Thanks again.

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+recon20671 🍻

[@chuckborozinski5110]

Thanks for doing these videos. Could you tell me how high your Boxster was off the ground? I know you mentioned you didn't go all the way up with the Quickjack. I'll be using jackstands.

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+Chuck Borozinski you’re welcome. I didn’t measure how high it was though, sorry.

[@allenhsu869]

Good video! Thanks for sharing!

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+Allen Hsu thank you!

[@baroquenhorse657]

As always, love your videos and really appreciate your shared experience. Two things; 1)did you ever go back and install replacement spacers? They seem important. 2) how do you like the quick jack, how stable / safe is it?

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Baroquen Horse thank you! No I didn’t install them. So far so good. 🤞 Love the quick Jack! Feel 100% confident under them. But I can’t wait for my new garage with a 2 post lift 😎

[@baroquenhorse657]

👍🏼. When you get the lift, let me know if you want to sell that Quickjack!

[@evcarclubofamerica6850]

Great video. What year and mileage on the Boxster?

[@HelpMeDIY]

+EV Car Club Of America thanks! 1998 with about 75,000mi

[@hawkinsjd11]

where did you get those tails? did you have to do any additional wiring?

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+Jess H eBay. I have an install video for them (of course) if you search my channel. Plugs and play!

[@Worldfamous888]

hell yeah!!!!

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+mario huaso I like your enthusiasm 🍻

[@barryhayes3168]

Thanks!!!

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+Barry Hayes you got it!

[@dodgster1p958]

Great work but if on reassembly you had put the posts in first they would have guided the whole assembly into place....

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Dodgster1 P thanks! Someone else said that about the posts too… But it seemed to me like just another object to have to maneuver the assembly around. 🤷‍♂️

[@dodgster1p958]

@@HelpMeDIY the way I see it on the video you’ve done the hard work by getting the assembly into place but after that you’ve had to wrestle with the three bolts. If you’d done the posts first there’d be minimal wrestling as they would have guided the assembly in place making it easier to button up the rest....I have to do mine but I don’t have a quick jack or a large enough garage and November in the UK isn’t the best time to do anything on the drive so I’ll either see if I can hire a garage for a few hours (I already have a pre prepared replacement part so no messing about) or wait until spring....Love your work though as there’s not an awful lot of DIY content for the Boxster (I have 2001 S) so keep up the good work brother!

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@@dodgster1p958 please report back after you do it and let us know if the posts being in place first helps!

[@dodgster1p958]

@@HelpMeDIY will do

[@christophsoltau4662]

@@dodgster1p958 When wrestling the mount back in you need all the available space to rotate and jiggle it around to fit in. The four studs are in that same space. It's pretty tight under there. I took mine out but ended up putting it back in again as it wasn't that bad either, and no Dave handy to press it out. I've read of guys cutting the old one out with a hacksaw (cut from inside , rubber side), but still need a press to get the new one in.

[@bobfognozzle]

👍👍

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+Bob Fognozzle 💪

[@everettkirk8368]

Put the mount in the oven ,10 mins,or use a heat gun to heat the alloy,it will expand enough to be able let you tap out the bush with a large socket ,or long threaded bolt,couple of large washers bit of pipe about same length as the bush,same diameter as bush holder,tighten the nut to press it out,or buy a lower suspension bush remover vv,polo,golf on a bay quite cheap,you won't just knock it out, just laughs at you.

[@HelpMeDIY]

+Everett kirk my plan was going to be a large socket, but it’s WAY bigger than any socket I or most people will have

[@stumanchu-c1y]

@16:21 Terrible lift technique. When that wood splits and the pressure accelerates and turn it into crumble, you will be filming your last video !

[@HelpMeDIY]

+@user-hi5yn4vg3h not the best technique I concede, but unless you are using rotted wood it’s not going to crumble! There are still two transmission mounts holding most of the weight.

[@SinghStationLLC]

Hate from Cary

[@HelpMeDIY]

“Hate” or hey? 😂

[@SinghStationLLC]

@ hahaha hey, just picked up a 986 boxster in need of some TLC, I’ve been watching all your stuff. Awesome job on getting all this information together!

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@@SinghStationLLC Ok good! I was like damn this guy is coming out hot! Hahaha.

[@SinghStationLLC]

Hahaha, if you’re ever in Cary I owe you a beer